LNGenZ News for Kids: Social Studies

Montana entered the Union as the 41st state on November 8, 1889. Many of the U.S. states got their names from the indigenous tribes of the region; however, Montana is a Spanish translation from “montaňa” which means “mountainous region.” This… Read More

How Did It Begin? DACA stands for Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, an executive policy ordering the United States Department of Homeland Security to halt deportations of immigrants brought to the United States as children. Under the system, people who… Read More

The American Civil War was the bloodiest war the United States has ever fought. After the war ended, Republicans in the federal government felt it was their duty to bring the rebel states back into the Union and rebuild them…. Read More

President Donald Trump has delivered on a campaign promise to ditch a 25-year-old trade agreement and replace it with something of his own. The president’s new treaty – the USMCA – is a deal between the United States, Mexico, and… Read More

Missouri, the “Show Me State,” was named after the tribe Missouris. The first European explorers showed up in 1673 when Father Jacques Marguette and Louis Joliet visited and provided the first written accounts of the area. It would be nearly… Read More

The American Civil War officially began on April 12, 1861. The first shots were fired in South Carolina as the Confederacy took Fort Sumpter. The South won many of the early battles but ultimately lost the war. That’s why the… Read More

It is impossible to separate the death of George Floyd from the cries for justice in America over the last few weeks. The push against monuments dedicated to Confederate figures isn’t new, but it has resurfaced at a time when… Read More

Mississippi joined the Union in 1817, becoming the 20th state. “The Magnolia State,” so named because of its many magnolia trees, was first explored in 1540 by the Spanish, but since they could not find any gold, they abandoned the… Read More

Today is Father’s Day: the one time a year set aside to recognize and honor Dad. But it wasn’t always celebrated as it is today, and many men did not want the distinction. Some even considered it foolish. It was… Read More

There are symbols and signs that push us toward certain ideas. One of these is color. We may not realize it, but the political and natural world is full of secret messages based on color, that are guiding us. A… Read More

American cities burn and violence is rampant – all in the name of justice for one dead man: George Floyd. None can deny that his death was a tragedy and that protest against a police service that kills those it… Read More

Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became an antislavery activist. In 1866, he wrote an essay for The Atlantic on the benefits of rebellion: “There is cause to be thankful even for rebellion. It is an impressive teacher, though a… Read More